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Percy William HEWITT

Regimental number3143
Place of birthWalhalla Vic
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressMarion Crescent, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Hewitt, Marion Crescent, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 30), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Agnes HEWITT, McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi, Victoria. Native of Walhalla, Victoria

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